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New Jersey permit practice test
Fifty questions, forty right: the New Jersey knowledge test at its real length, and the two routes to a probationary license.
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| Pass mark: 40 of 50 (80 %) |
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Practice questions written from the state handbook and federal rules. Not the official test.
The New Jersey knowledge test has 50 multiple-choice questions and you need 40 right, 80 %, according to the Motor Vehicle Commission. There are two routes. At 16 years, a teen enrolled in a behind-the-wheel course with a licensed driving school gets a special learner permit; at 17, an examination permit can be had without the course. Either permit is held at least 6 months, with 50 hours of supervised practice, 10 of them at night, before the probationary license, which comes at 17 years at the earliest and lasts a year. Permit and probationary drivers under 21 display two red decals on the plates, may not drive between 11:01 p.m. and 5 a.m. except for work or religion, may carry dependents plus one other passenger unless a parent is aboard, and may not use any phone, even hands-free. The permit costs $10 and the basic license $24.
Alcohol limit for drivers under 21
Under 21 in New Jersey
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| Adults | 0.08 |
| Commercial vehicle drivers | 0.04 |
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Alcohol: the strictest line
New Jersey's limit for drivers under 21 is lower than in most states. Check any state with the mini-tool:
Alcohol limit for drivers under 21
Under 21 in New Jersey
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| Adults | 0.08 |
| Commercial vehicle drivers | 0.04 |
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
| New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions | 50 | 20 | 18 |
| Correct needed | 40 | 14 | 15 |
| Permit fee | $10 | $80 | $45.50 |
| Provisional stage from | 17 years | 16 years 6 months | 16 years 6 months |
New Jersey's test is the longest of the three, and its probationary license comes latest, at 17.
What to study
The questions come from the New Jersey Driver Manual: signs and markings, jughandle turns on state highways, the move-over law, school bus and pedestrian rules, alcohol and drugs, and the GDL rules themselves, which the MVC likes to test. Since the test is long, a run of full 50-question practice tests is the best preparation; the MVC also gives it in Spanish.
Rules and fees on this page come from the New Jersey MVC and its driver manual; this site is independent of the MVC.